Twitter is working on new controls over who can @mention you in their tweets.
LinkedIn Granted New Opportunity to Restrict Data-Scraping in its App
The US Supreme Court will allow LinkedIn to pursue a case over user data scraping, which had previously been allowed by the Federal Court.
YouTube Will No Longer Allow Alcohol, Gambling and Political Ads its Prominent Masthead Units
YouTube has announced a range of new restrictions on its prominent Masthead Ad units.
John Carmack’s ‘Brutally Honest’ App Reviews Return As Regular Series
John Carmack’s “brutally honest” VR app reviews were a staple of the Gear VR era, and an annual tradition at Oculus Connect.
Now ‘Facebook Reality Labs Executive Advisor’, Carmack reviews are returning as a regular series.
Full Course Golf Coming To Oculus Quest 2, Beta Signup Available
Topgolf with Pro Putt is bringing full swing golf to Quest 2.
You can sign up for the beta today.
4 Things We Love About Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual
An hour with Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual makes for a refreshingly funny VR variety show. Here’s more exclusive gameplay and impressions!
Survival Horror Shooter Dead Effect 2 Gets Surprise App Lab Release On Quest
Survival horror shooter Dead Effect 2 VR quietly launched on Oculus App Lab this month.
Niantic Primes Its Lightship AR Engine for Transformers Game, Global Launch Slated for 2021
With the tagline “More Than Meets the Eye,” the Transformers franchise was pretty much preordained to have its own augmented reality game, and AR gaming pioneer Niantic has stepped up to fulfill that destiny.
Niantic will now join forces with toymakers Hasbro and Tomy and development studio Very Very Games to build Transformers: Heavy Metal on its Lightship AR cloud platform.
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Based on images of gameplay provided by Niantic, Transformers: Heavy Metal follows the formula… more
The XR Week Peek (2021.06.14): Facebook buys BigBox VR and plans to sell 18-20M Quests in 2022, and much more!
I’m very tired because yesterday I was ironing out bugs on HitMotion: Reloaded together with the game designer Max until
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VR Central To Host Onward Brawler Tournament
VR Central, a community built by gamers for gamers, is taking registrations for The Onward Brawler Tournament that will take place on Saturday, June 19 starting at 3 pm EDT. Prizes include gun stock packages from Mamut, VR gaming mats from Proximat, and cash.
One of the most popular VR first-person mil-sims on the market, Onward is a tactical multiplayer shooter that boasts real combat mechanics, a variety of maps, and has been developed from the ground up for virtual reality.